Snow Walk - My Actifit Report Card: January 4 2026

Germany has been having a run of very cold days, and when I woke up this morning, it was snowing. Taking advantage of the extra time freedom while my family is traveling, I took a walk to a park to take some photos with my camera. I was also curious about how the ducks and other birds around the pond were doing.

The birds were just as usual. They were around the half-frozen pond as if nothing had changed. I didn't expect many people but, in fact, there were quite a lot. People walking their dogs, people walking without dogs, families with children. There were even elderly people, and although I briefly wondered whether the slippery paths might be frightening, I quickly reminded myself that this is Germany—a country of walking 😉

Because of the last days with sub zero temperature, I was worried about the soil freezing and hadn’t watered my plants for a while. As a result, my Yuzu tree started to look unhappy. Interestingly, the kumquat next to it outside, which has less tolerance to cold temperature, is doing just fine. For now, I’ve moved yuzu and kumquat trees into the entryway, watered it, and decided to wait and see if Yuzu recovers. Excuse me, Yuzu!

I think my gardening mood, which had felt a bit flat lately, is coming back. Yesterday, I met a bean-loving friend at a local market and ordered seeds of traditional bean varieties. I’d like to restart my gardening journal again sometime next week.

It’s the last day of the New Year holidays, and it’s cold, cold, cold. From now on today, I plan to stay warm at home and bake bread and cake.

I’m happy that I was able to post on Actifit again at the start of the new year, after quite some time. I’ve heard that walking and giving your bones gentle vibration is good for bone health. I hope this year will be another healthy and joyful one 😊

ドイツは寒い日が続いていて今朝は起きたら雪。家族が旅行中の時間的自由を生かして、カメラを持って公園に写真を撮りに行ってきました。池のまわりにいる鴨やその他の鳥たちはどうしているのだろうという興味もあり。

鳥たちは相変わらず。半分凍った池の周りでいつも通り過ごしていました。むしろ雪を見に来た人たちがいっぱいでなんだかうれしそうでもありました。そう、意外にも人がいたんですよね。犬の散歩をしている人、犬がいなくても散歩をしている人、子供連れの家族。おじいちゃんおばあちゃんもいて、道がつるつるなのは怖くないのだろうかと思ったものの、ここは散歩の国ドイツだからなと思い直しました。

このところの寒さで、土の凍結が怖くてしばらく水をやっていなかったら、柚子の木に元気がなくなってしまいました。外で隣にいた金柑は元気です。とりあえず玄関に緊急退避して、水をやって回復を待つことにしました。油断禁物。

このところなんとなく盛り上がりにかけた私のガーデニング気分が戻ってきたかな、昨日は地域のマーケットで豆友達と会って、在来種の豆の種を注文しました。来週あたりガーデニングジャーナルをまた再開したいです。

寒い寒いお正月最後の日曜日。今日はここからは家でぬくぬく、パンやケーキを焼こうと思います。

それにしても新年早々＆久しぶりにActifitに投稿できて、うれしいです。歩いて骨に振動の刺激を与えるのは骨の健康に良いのだとか。今年も元気に楽しく一年を過ごせますように😊
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